And of course they can, with cameras that have auto-focus, multi-segment metering, scene modes, and if that isn't enough, photoshop. But photography has become a commodity since the Brownie. As with anything else, professionals must distinguish themselves by using creativity (not cliche), consistency, and versatility. And of course, a professional rarely makes technical mistakes, and knows how to cover up the mistakes that are made. Andrew On Wed, September 21, 2011 9:25 am, John Palcewski wrote: > The weeping would be over the fact that since there now are a zillion > photographers, the net effect is that photography as a comodity or product > is seriously devalued. People become more and more unwilling to hire > professionals since they're convinced they could do the job themselves. > > On 9/21/11, asharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <asharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> And 92.683% of statistics are made up. It is rather interesting that >> the statement "the 20th century was the golden age of analog photography >> peaking at an amazing 85 billion physical photos in 2000" has no >> attribution. >> >> And why should "professionals" "weep" if analog is deprecated? Many >> "professionals" already use digital. Indeed, I'll bet many >> "professionals" >> are overjoyed with digital, because it vastly reduces their cost. >> >> Andrew >> >> >> >> On Wed, September 21, 2011 4:34 am, John Palcewski wrote: >> >>> The article below (linked on The Dish by Andrew Sullivan), says >>> every 2 minutes today we snap as many photos as the whole of humanity >>> took in the 1800s. In fact, ten percent of all the photos that exist >>> were taken in the past 12 months. >>> >>> Also, it's clear analog images are virtually dead, and the >>> competition is growing at a rate that defies quantification. Read it >>> and weep, professionals!
